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Mild winter for the area?

OK, so the headline is a hair misleading.

But seriously.

As I sit here at 2 a.m. and long for the Saturday forecast of (wait for it...) 47 degrees, I got to thinking...it's actually been a pretty quiet winter for area sports teams.
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District tourneys for area teams begin Tuesday

Almost half the area boys basketball teams claimed sectional championships Friday as eight area programs will look to move into the field of 32 with district semifinal wins Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Putting P.C.'s perfect weekend in perspective

It’s a term that knows no equal.

It’s something everyone at some point in their life strives for, and for right and sometimes wrong, it’s something we as a society are too often judgmental towards.

Perfection.

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Local flavor beginning to spice up Major League Baseball

There is great reason to be excited for the upcoming 2010 MLB season if you are a baseball fan in the area.
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With many out of league races, boys hoops teams turn to tourney draws

With realistically just one area league race even left to be decided (on paper, anyway), that has left much of the area looking towards the 'second season' at the area sectional draws that will be hel
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My local sports moments of the decade: What are yours?

Aside from story of the year, with 2009 turning to 2010 in just a couple weeks, it's also time to look back at area sports moments that caught our attention since the turn of the millenium in 2000.
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St. Paul vs. St. John's: Who will win and why?

First, a look at why St. John's will win: Staying power.
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BOYS BASKETBALL: SBC team-by-team info

PORT CLINTON REDSKINS
Coach: Troy Diels, 5th year
Last year: 13-9, 10-4
Returning letterwinners: (8): Ryan Hicks, Josh Francis, Cory Brown, Al
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Farlow: Going for it was right call for Ironton in 1999 title game

 Whenever the topic gets brought up, which is still frequently, Margaretta football coach Rock Farlow still gets surprised at how big of a deal people make out of it.